Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks - True

[Stefan]

 

Album out August 23rd.

From Frontiers:

During Jon Anderson’s 39-year Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career as the lead vocalist of YES, he was seen as one of the leading proponents of the Progressive Rock movement. During his tenure with YES, he recorded 19 studio albums and multiple live albums, many of which have been certified gold and platinum. Albums such as The “YES” album, “Fragile”, “Close to the Edge”, “Tales of Topographic Oceans”, and “90125” remain classic albums to this day. Songs such as “Roundabout”, “Yours is No Disgrace”, “And You and I”, “Going for the One”, “Awaken”, and “Owner of a Lonely Heart” were staples on Active Rock radio throughout the 70’s and 80’s.

While still a member of YES, Jon released multiple solo records and collaborations, the most noteworthy being his 4 albums with Greek composer Vangelis Upon leaving YES in 2008, Jon continued releasing multiple solo records and collaborations. In 2023, after connecting with a group of New York musicians called The Band Geeks, Jon embarked on a summer of 2023 tour performing 2 hours of YES epics and classics. With The Band Geeks, Jon found a group of musicians that he felt could collaborate with him to create a body of work that rivaled the classic YES sound of the 70’s and 80’s. The result of this collaboration is “True”, Jon’s debut album for Frontiers Records. The 9-song album harkens back to the sound of classic YES and features compositions of all lengths with the centerpiece being the 16 minute song “Once Upon a Dream”.

Jon and The Band Geeks will be supporting the new album with extensive touring

TRACKLIST:
1. True Messenger
2. Shine On
3. Counties And Countries
4. Build Me An Ocean
5. Still A Friend
6. Make It Right
7. Realization Part Two
8. Once Upon A Dream
9. Thank God

 

 

 

Edited June 13 by Stefan

[Eric3]

I'm really excited for this one. Yes is one of my favorite bands but I just can't get into anything they do without him singing.

That first song sounds awesome! His voice has held up remarkably well over the years and the band is great. Musically it reminds me a lot of something from The Ladder or the better parts of Union.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

"The Band Geeks" sounds dumb, but if this is anything like classic Yes, I'm all over it. 

[nyoilers]

Sounds very good to my ears !

[Stefan]

New song 'True Messenger'.

 

 

[Eric3]

Um...same exact location as the first video, lol?

Another great song though! 

[Stefan]

New video for 'Counties And Countries'.

 

 

[whiplash1972]

Enjoyed “Shine On”… “True Messenger “ was decent, but I don’t care for “Counties & Countries “ at all. The chances of me picking this one up drop with each subsequent single release.